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Btoclear medicine contains the active ingredient Ambroxol with the use of treating respiratory diseases. So what is Btoclear and how should it be used properly?
1. What is Btoclear?
What is Btoclear drug? Btoclear is a medicine containing the main ingredient is 30mg Ambroxol hydrochloride. This is a metabolite of bromhexine with expectorant and mucolytic effects. In addition, ambroxol also helps to improve symptoms and reduce exacerbations in bronchitis. Accordingly, Ambroxol is assessed to be rapidly and almost completely absorbed after use at therapeutic doses.
2. Effects of the drug Btoclear
Btoclear has an expectorant and mucolytic effect, but so far has not been fully proven. In addition, in some studies, it has been shown that the use of ambroxol active ingredient has the ability to improve symptoms and reduce the number of exacerbations in bronchitis.
On the other hand, the drug is also relatively effective in patients with mild and moderate obstructive pulmonary disease, but there is no obvious benefit in severe cases.
Ambroxol in aerosol form also works well in patients with alveolar proteinosis.
3. Indications for use of the drug Btoclear
Btoclear is indicated in the treatment of acute and chronic diseases of the respiratory tract accompanied by abnormal bronchial secretions, especially in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, asthmatic bronchitis, bronchial asthma .
Contraindicated to use Btoclear for patients with a history of allergy to the components of the drug or people with advanced gastric - duodenal ulcer.
4. Instructions for using the drug Btoclear
The drug is used for adults and children over 10 years old orally with a dose of 2 to 4 tablets (equivalent to 30mg) per day, divided into 2 times.
5. Side effects of the drug Btoclear
There are some mild unwanted reactions when using Btoclear medicine mainly such as heartburn, indigestion, sometimes nausea, vomiting. Some rare reactions such as acute anaphylaxis, dry mouth and increased transaminase levels. Patients need to stop using as soon as the body appears abnormal and immediately notify the doctor for treatment.
6. Interaction between Btoclear and other drugs
Btoclear drug used with antibiotics such as amoxicillin, cefuroxime, doxycycline, erythromycin has the risk of increasing antibiotic concentration in lung parenchyma. Do not use ambroxol in combination with cough suppressants such as codeine or expectorants such as atropine.
7. Some notes when using Btoclear medicine
Ambroxol should be used with caution in patients with peptic ulcer disease and cases of hemoptysis because of the potential for dissolution of fibrin clots and re-bleeding. Btoclear contains an inactive ingredient lactose monohydrate, so caution should be taken in patients with hereditary lactose intolerance due to intestinal lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption, which can lead to abdominal pain, bloating, and gas. gas, diarrhea, malaise. For pregnant subjects, there are no studies on the safety of using Btoclear. Therefore, it is necessary to consult a specialist when using in the first 3 months of pregnancy. Btoclear medicine contains the active ingredient Ambroxol with the use of treating respiratory diseases. To ensure the effectiveness of treatment and avoid unwanted side effects, patients need to strictly follow the instructions of the doctor, professional pharmacist.
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